Italy upset Netherlands in preliminary round, Group A: Day four – European Water Polo Championships
Italian senior national team upset Netherlands in their third Men’s water polo preliminary match of Group ‘A’ on fourth day of the ongoing 2012 European Water Polo Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands on Thursday, January 19 at the Pieter van den Hoogenband
Swim Stadium.
The Italian squad dominated all efforts of Netherlands’s players and claimed victory in the game. They enjoyed a comfy win over their opposing team, grabbing the victory with a 14-6 lead.
Italian athletes remained dominant over Netherlands in the first quarter of the game. The first successful attack was made by Netherlands’s Lars Gottemaker, which was followed by three successive goals from the Italian players. Subsequently, one more goal
was achieved by Netherlands and the score went up to 3-2 after the first round.
The second round saw noticeable improvement in the game of Italian players, who accomplished four goals to ascend on the points table. On the other hand, Netherlands succeeded in passing the ball twice in Italian cage and the score remained 7-4 after the
halftime.
In third quarter, the arena was stunned with the performance of Italian players, who gave no room to their opponents and kept scoring goals after goals. Netherlands was able to score just one goal in the third round while the Italian team conquered five
goals and cemented their place for victory.
Similarly, the fourth round was dominated by Italian squad, which kept control over the ball to ensure their win. This time, they scored two goals in the final round but successfully blocked almost all efforts of their opposing team that managed to score
a lone goal only. The Italian team left no doubt about their victory as they scored eight more goals than their challenging squad.
Alex Giorgetti of Italy contributed five goals to confirm his team’s victory and emerged as one of the most vital players of the squad. After winning the game, Italy is now ranked third on the overall points table.
In addition, Italy is now planned to compete with Macedonia in their fourth qualifying match of the water polo game on Saturday, January 21.
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